Holger Militz

13.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
374 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

About

Holger Militz is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Biomedical Engineering and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Holger Militz has authored 374 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 254 papers in Building and Construction, 136 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 77 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Holger Militz's work include Wood Treatment and Properties (253 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (130 papers) and Wood and Agarwood Research (61 papers). Holger Militz is often cited by papers focused on Wood Treatment and Properties (253 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (130 papers) and Wood and Agarwood Research (61 papers). Holger Militz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Greece and France. Holger Militz's co-authors include Carsten Mai, Yanjun Xie, Zefang Xiao, Bôke Tjeerdsma, Callum A. S. Hill, Andreas Krause, Wolfgang Viöl, M. J. Boonstra, Piotr Tékély and A. Pizzi and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Langmuir.

In The Last Decade

Holger Militz

357 papers receiving 10.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Silane coupling agents used for natural fiber/polymer composites: A review

2010 1.7k citations Holger Militz, Carsten Mai et al. profile →
Chemical changes in hydrothermal treated wood: FTIR analysis of combined hydrothermal and dry heat-treated wood

2005 587 citations Bôke Tjeerdsma, Holger Militz profile →
Characterisation of thermally modified wood: molecular reasons for wood performance improvement

1998 574 citations Bôke Tjeerdsma, M. J. Boonstra et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Holger Militz	5.6k	3.9k	3.6k	2.1k	1.6k	374	10.6k
Callum A. S. Hill	5.0k 0.9×	4.9k 1.3×	3.3k 0.9×	3.1k 1.5×	1.5k 1.0×	157	10.8k
Carsten Mai	2.3k 0.4×	2.7k 0.7×	2.2k 0.6×	1.8k 0.8×	1.0k 0.6×	192	6.4k
Roger M. Rowell	2.8k 0.5×	3.5k 0.9×	2.3k 0.6×	2.1k 1.0×	934 0.6×	170	7.8k
Ingo Burgert	2.6k 0.5×	3.1k 0.8×	3.9k 1.1×	4.0k 1.9×	2.9k 1.8×	204	12.4k
Wolfgang Gindl‐Altmutter	2.6k 0.5×	2.6k 0.7×	2.3k 0.6×	2.9k 1.4×	1.1k 0.7×	201	7.3k
Lennart Salmén	2.2k 0.4×	1.6k 0.4×	2.4k 0.7×	2.8k 1.3×	1.6k 1.0×	122	6.2k
Peter Niemz	4.5k 0.8×	1.6k 0.4×	1.4k 0.4×	351 0.2×	1.1k 0.7×	330	6.1k
Siqun Wang	1.6k 0.3×	3.3k 0.8×	3.5k 1.0×	5.1k 2.4×	1.5k 1.0×	288	10.7k
Yanjun Xie	1.4k 0.3×	3.2k 0.8×	2.0k 0.5×	2.5k 1.2×	555 0.4×	239	7.2k
Salim Hızıroǧlu	2.1k 0.4×	2.5k 0.6×	1.7k 0.5×	1.3k 0.6×	642 0.4×	204	5.4k

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Militz, Holger, et al.. (2025). Outer appearance of bark-beetle-infested stands of Norway spruce after different standing storage durations: a case study in the Harz Mountains, Germany. Journal of Forestry Research. 36(1). 1 indexed citations

Militz, Holger, et al.. (2025). Fire behavior of thermally modified pine (Pinus sylvestris) treated with DMDHEU and flame retardants: from small scale to SBI tests. Holzforschung. 79(7). 352–357.

Militz, Holger, et al.. (2025). Theoretical coatability properties of modified woods derived from contact angle, surface free energy and surface tension measurements and experimental correlation. Results in Surfaces and Interfaces. 19. 100514–100514.

Emmerich, Lukas, et al.. (2024). Effects of a Combined Elevated-Pressure Hybrid Wood-Modification System Demonstrating Synergistic Effects on Durability Performance. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(3). 634–649. 1 indexed citations

Larnøy, Erik, et al.. (2024). Resistance against fungal decay of Scots pine sapwood modified with phenol-formaldehyde resins with substitution of phenol by lignin pyrolysis products. Holzforschung. 78(4). 231–243. 5 indexed citations

Militz, Holger, et al.. (2024). Coatings Adhesion on Chemically Modified Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) Woods. Forests. 15(3). 526–526. 3 indexed citations

Brischke, Christian, et al.. (2022). Biological Durability of Wood–Polymer Composites—The Role of Moisture and Aging. Materials. 15(23). 8556–8556. 2 indexed citations

Nasir, Vahid, et al.. (2021). Durability and protection of mass timber structures: A review. Journal of Building Engineering. 46. 103731–103731. 80 indexed citations

Brischke, Christian, et al.. (2021). Monitoring of Beech Glued Laminated Timber and Delamination Resistance of Beech Finger-Joints in Varying Ambient Climates. Forests. 12(12). 1672–1672. 4 indexed citations

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Brischke, Christian, et al.. (2020). Studies into Fungal Decay of Wood In Ground Contact—Part 1: The Influence of Water-Holding Capacity, Moisture Content, and Temperature of Soil Substrates on Fungal Decay of Selected Timbers. Forests. 11(12). 1284–1284. 16 indexed citations

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Koddenberg, Tim, et al.. (2020). Chemistry and Spectroscopy of Renewable Materials, Part 2: Investigation of Suitably Esterified Wood Regarding Penetration and Distribution of the Chemically Modifying Reagent by Means of High-Resolution 3D Computed Tomography. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 8(19). 7353–7358. 4 indexed citations

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Avramidis, Georg, et al.. (2017). Plywood made from plasma-treated veneers: melamine uptake, dimensional stability, and mechanical properties. Journal of Wood Science. 63(4). 338–349. 6 indexed citations

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Wieneke, Stephan, et al.. (2017). Comparison of three dielectric barrier discharges regarding their physical characteristics and influence on the adhesion properties on maple, high density fiberboards and wood plastic composite. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 50(47). 475206–475206. 22 indexed citations

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Osburg, Victoria‐Sophie, et al.. (2015). Wood polymer composites and their contribution to cascading utilisation. Journal of Cleaner Production. 110. 9–15. 136 indexed citations

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Mai, Carsten, et al.. (2014). Marine borers resistance of chemically modified portuguese wood. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5 indexed citations

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Mai, Carsten, et al.. (2010). Protection mechanisms of modified wood against decay by white and brown rot fungi.. 1 indexed citations

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Boonstra, M. J., Christopher L. Sander, Bôke Tjeerdsma, et al.. (2006). Microstructural and physical aspects of heat treated wood. Part 1. Softwoods. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6 indexed citations

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Militz, Holger. (1993). Changes in the micro structure of sprucewood (Picea abies L. Karst) through treatment with enzyme preparations, alkali and oxalate.. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 45. 50–53. 4 indexed citations

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Peek, R. -D., et al.. (1992). Improvement of some technological and biological properties of poplar wood by impregnation with aqueous macromolecular compounds.. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 1 indexed citations

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Militz, Holger, et al.. (1991). Accelerated wood decay in a soil-bed test under greenhouse conditions compared with a stake test under field conditions.. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 4 indexed citations

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